Anita Harris , LPC

Anita Harris is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri with 20 years of experience helping people navigate life’s challenges. She uses a solution-based approach that focuses on identifying and building on each person’s strengths so they can reach the goals they set for themselves.

With extensive training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), she integrates DBT techniques to teach practical skills for managing intense emotions and coping through difficult periods. Her work combines structured strategies with a focus on what is working well in a client’s life, creating a balanced plan for progress.

Harris provides compassionate support while also offering constructive challenge when needed, guiding clients to try new ways of approaching persistent problems. Whether addressing stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, relationship or parenting concerns, or issues like addiction and self-esteem, she aims to equip people with tools and insights that promote lasting change.

Integrating Therapeutic Approaches for Online Care

Anita Harris draws on several evidence-informed approaches to tailor online therapy to each client’s needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought and behavior patterns, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related difficulties. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, offering concrete skills for managing intense feelings and improving relationships. Client-Centered Therapy prioritizes empathy and collaborative understanding, creating space for clients to explore values and build self-direction.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Harris works collaboratively with clients to determine which techniques and combinations best fit their goals, needs, and preferences, adjusting methods as progress unfolds.

Online sessions can include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which offers flexibility for busy schedules and life transitions. These options make it easier to attend regular sessions, practice skills between meetings, and maintain continuity of care when in-person visits are difficult, while licensed professionals adapt interventions to the remote format to support meaningful progress.